Girls seek shade as south Lincolnshire temperature hits 33C

Emily Newton and Nicole Hellier-Smyth cool off in the shade in Spalding’s Ayscoughfee Gardens this afternoon after a second day of soaring temperatures in Spalding – but the heatwave is not going to last.

There will still be plenty of sun over the next few days, but temperatures will drop from today’s 33C in South Holland to a more bearable 24C on Thursday, Friday and Sunday. Saturday will be hotter but with a risk of thunderstorms.

Eleanor Boothman and Hattie Manton take time off on the riverside in Spalding

Looking into next week, more pleasant sunshine is forecast for our area.